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Museum Dedicated To MF Husain To Open In Qatar Next Month
A museum dedicated to the life and work of MF Husain, one of the most influential figures in the history of modern art, will open in Doha, Qatar, next month.
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MF Husain's Painting Sells For $13.8 Million, Becomes Most Expensive Modern Indian Art
Legendary painter MF Husain's, billed as one of his most important and sizable works from the 1950s, went for USD 13.8 million (over Rs 118 crore) at an auction, setting the new record for the most expensive work of modern Indian art.
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Madhuri Dixit Pays Homage To Painter MF Husain With Artwork In Her Mumbai Home
Recognised by Husain as his muse, Madhuri had collaborated with the artist on her 1997 film Mohabbat
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Works By Select Indian Artists To Go Under The Hammer For The First Time
The two-day auction, showcasing a collection of over 200 artworks, will present bidders with masterpieces of some of the finest Indian modernists, such as MV Dhurandhar, Jamini Roy, Rabindranath Tagore, MF Husain, Akbar Padamsee, VS Gaitonde, and Man
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Jailed Nirav Modi's Prized Husain, Pegged At $2.6 Million, On Auction
The man accused of orchestrating India's biggest bank fraud once counted among his most prized possessions an MF Husain painting that depicts the tussle between right and wrong in the human soul. The Battle of Ganga & Jamuna is the centerpiece of an auction Friday in Mumbai, where India's fraud investigation office is seeking to recover as much as ...
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Google Vividly Honours MF Husain on His 100th Birthday
Today's Google Doodle celebrates the 100th birthday of one of India's most renowned and multifaceted artists, Maqbool Fida Husain, who passed away on June 9th, 2011, at the age of 95.
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Christie's to mark MF Husain's birth centenary with his work
Cutting edge works by famous artist MF Husain will go under the hammer as part of Christie's South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art sale here next month.
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Gay painter alleges attack by fanatics
Artist Balbir Krishan, a gay painter from Uttar Pradesh, has claimed that he was assaulted by unidentified men at the end of his solo exhibition at the Lalit Kala Academy here on Thursday evening. The assailants said that his art was provocative and went against the religious sentiments of people.
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Husain's paintings fetch $4.7 m at auctions in New York
A collection of over 20 paintings by legendary artist M F Husain fetched $4.7 million at auctions held at the prestigious Christie's and Sotheby's. An auction for 11 masterpieces fetched a total of $557,500 with one of his paintings Man with Sitar selling for $146,500.
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Husain Was Sad About Not Returning To India, Says Madhuri
MF Husain was always full of excitement and ever on the move, reminisces Madhuri Dixit, the celebrated painter's first Bollywood muse.
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MF Husain laid to rest in UK
The body of India's most acclaimed painter Maqbool Fida Husain was today laid to rest with full Muslim religious rites at Brookwood cemetery in the UK, honouring his last wishes.Husain was laid to rest at the cemetery, one of the biggest in Europe, at Woking in UK's Surrey.95-year-old Husain died of lung congestion at the Royal Brompton hospital ye...
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I will paint Husain with my blood, says Chennai-based painter
M F Husain's demise has spread gloom over the artist community, however, some feel it's not the time for grief alone. Chennai-based painter and sculptor Shihan Hussaini believes the country owes the late artist an apology and has decided to pay homage to him in his own special way. "We owe him an apology. No efforts were made to bring him back to t...
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MF Husain's funeral to take place in London today
The funeral of legendary painter MF Husain will be held in London today. Ninety-six-year-old Husain died from complications caused by lung congestion in London on Thursday.Husain, who rose from a Bollywood billboard artist to become India's most celebrated painter worldwide, was on a self-imposed exile.India's very own 'Picasso', who earned both fa...
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MF Husain And His Love Affair With Bollywood
MF Husain had more than a passing fascination for Bollywood and its beauties. From Madhuri to Amrita Rao, the late artist was smitten with B'town.
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May Allah give Husain peace: Bal Thackeray
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, whose party workers had vandalized several exhibitions that displayed MF Husain's paintings, today commented on the artist's death."Damage may have been caused to modern art due to his demise. That's all. May Allah give him peace," 83-year-old Bal Thackeray said.Right-wing groups like the Shiv Sena had declared war ag...
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Museum Dedicated To MF Husain To Open In Qatar Next Month
A museum dedicated to the life and work of MF Husain, one of the most influential figures in the history of modern art, will open in Doha, Qatar, next month.
-
MF Husain's Painting Sells For $13.8 Million, Becomes Most Expensive Modern Indian Art
Legendary painter MF Husain's, billed as one of his most important and sizable works from the 1950s, went for USD 13.8 million (over Rs 118 crore) at an auction, setting the new record for the most expensive work of modern Indian art.
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Madhuri Dixit Pays Homage To Painter MF Husain With Artwork In Her Mumbai Home
Recognised by Husain as his muse, Madhuri had collaborated with the artist on her 1997 film Mohabbat
-
Works By Select Indian Artists To Go Under The Hammer For The First Time
The two-day auction, showcasing a collection of over 200 artworks, will present bidders with masterpieces of some of the finest Indian modernists, such as MV Dhurandhar, Jamini Roy, Rabindranath Tagore, MF Husain, Akbar Padamsee, VS Gaitonde, and Man
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Jailed Nirav Modi's Prized Husain, Pegged At $2.6 Million, On Auction
The man accused of orchestrating India's biggest bank fraud once counted among his most prized possessions an MF Husain painting that depicts the tussle between right and wrong in the human soul. The Battle of Ganga & Jamuna is the centerpiece of an auction Friday in Mumbai, where India's fraud investigation office is seeking to recover as much as ...
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Google Vividly Honours MF Husain on His 100th Birthday
Today's Google Doodle celebrates the 100th birthday of one of India's most renowned and multifaceted artists, Maqbool Fida Husain, who passed away on June 9th, 2011, at the age of 95.
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Christie's to mark MF Husain's birth centenary with his work
Cutting edge works by famous artist MF Husain will go under the hammer as part of Christie's South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art sale here next month.
-
Gay painter alleges attack by fanatics
Artist Balbir Krishan, a gay painter from Uttar Pradesh, has claimed that he was assaulted by unidentified men at the end of his solo exhibition at the Lalit Kala Academy here on Thursday evening. The assailants said that his art was provocative and went against the religious sentiments of people.
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Husain's paintings fetch $4.7 m at auctions in New York
A collection of over 20 paintings by legendary artist M F Husain fetched $4.7 million at auctions held at the prestigious Christie's and Sotheby's. An auction for 11 masterpieces fetched a total of $557,500 with one of his paintings Man with Sitar selling for $146,500.
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Husain Was Sad About Not Returning To India, Says Madhuri
MF Husain was always full of excitement and ever on the move, reminisces Madhuri Dixit, the celebrated painter's first Bollywood muse.
-
MF Husain laid to rest in UK
The body of India's most acclaimed painter Maqbool Fida Husain was today laid to rest with full Muslim religious rites at Brookwood cemetery in the UK, honouring his last wishes.Husain was laid to rest at the cemetery, one of the biggest in Europe, at Woking in UK's Surrey.95-year-old Husain died of lung congestion at the Royal Brompton hospital ye...
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I will paint Husain with my blood, says Chennai-based painter
M F Husain's demise has spread gloom over the artist community, however, some feel it's not the time for grief alone. Chennai-based painter and sculptor Shihan Hussaini believes the country owes the late artist an apology and has decided to pay homage to him in his own special way. "We owe him an apology. No efforts were made to bring him back to t...
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MF Husain's funeral to take place in London today
The funeral of legendary painter MF Husain will be held in London today. Ninety-six-year-old Husain died from complications caused by lung congestion in London on Thursday.Husain, who rose from a Bollywood billboard artist to become India's most celebrated painter worldwide, was on a self-imposed exile.India's very own 'Picasso', who earned both fa...
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MF Husain And His Love Affair With Bollywood
MF Husain had more than a passing fascination for Bollywood and its beauties. From Madhuri to Amrita Rao, the late artist was smitten with B'town.
-
May Allah give Husain peace: Bal Thackeray
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, whose party workers had vandalized several exhibitions that displayed MF Husain's paintings, today commented on the artist's death."Damage may have been caused to modern art due to his demise. That's all. May Allah give him peace," 83-year-old Bal Thackeray said.Right-wing groups like the Shiv Sena had declared war ag...
